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WorksheetsVS.2 Geography Level 1
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 21mins
What may be described using terms that show connections between two places such as: next to, near, or bordering?
location
depth
relative location
width
What two bodies of water border Virginia?
Smith Mountain Lake and Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean and
Atlantic Ocean
Chesapeake Bay and Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay
Virginia can be divided into ______________ geographic regions.
four
five
seven
nine
What are the five states that border Virginia?
Maryland and West Virginia
Maryland, Tennessee, and South Carolina
Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina
Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee
Which region has flat land?
Blue Ridge Mountains
Valley and Ridge
Piedmont
Coastal Plain
What is the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river?
Fall Line
Mason and Dixon Line
Waterfall Lane
Border Alley
Which region is located near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay (including the Eastern Shore)?
Piedmont
Appalachian Plateau
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Blue Ridge Mountains
What word means "land at the foot of the mountains?
Piedmont
Fall Line
Tidewater
Blue Ridge Mountains
Which region is west of the Fall Line?
Appalachian Plateau
Valley and Ridge
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Piedmont
Which region has old, rounded mountains?
Valley and Ridge
Blue Ridge Mountains
Piedmont
Coastal Plain
Which region is located east of the Fall Line?
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Piedmont
Blue Ridge Mountains
Valley and Ridge
Which region is located between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge regions?
Piedmont
Blue Ridge Mountains
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
Which region is the source of many rivers?
Blue Ridge Mountains
Valley and Ridge
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Piedmont
Which region includes the Great Valley of Virginia and other valleys separated by ridges?
Coastal Plain
Appalachian Plateau
Blue Ridge Mountains
Valley and Ridge
Which two regions are parts of the Appalachian Mountain system?
Blue Ridge Mountains and Piedmont
Blue Ridge Mountains and Valley and Ridge
Valley and Ridge and Coastal Plain
Valley and Ridge and Appalachian Plateau
Which region is located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains?
Valley and Ridge
Blue Ridge Mountains
Appalachian Plateau
Piedmont
What word means an area of elevated land that is flat on top?
mountain
valley
plateau
trench
Which region is located in Southwest Virginia?
Piedmont
Blue Ridge Mountains
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
Which region includes only a small part of the plateau which is located in Virginia?
Appalachian Plateau
Blue Ridge Mountains
Valley and Ridge
Coastal Plain
Which region has rolling hills?
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Piedmont
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
Water features were important to the early history of ____________________________.
Kentucky
Tennessee
Maryland
Virginia
Many early Virginia ___________________ developed along the Fall Line, the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions where the land rises sharply and waterfalls prevent further travel on the river.
railroads
cities
industries
plantations
The four major rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay are separated by _____________________.
plateau
peninsula
point
plane
What body of water separates the Eastern Shore from the mainland of Virginia?
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic Ocean
Outer Banks
What word means a piece of land bordered by water on three sides?
plane
point
plateau
peninsula
What body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and other places such as Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean?
Pacific Ocean
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic Ocean
Northern Shore
What body of water was a source of food and transportation and provided a safe harbor?
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Ohio River
Richmond and Jamestown are located along which river?
Rappahannock River
Potomac River
James River
York River
Yorktown is located along which river?
York River
Potomac River
Rappahannock River
James River
Alexandria is the city found along the ___________________ River.
York River
James River
Rappahannock River
Potomac River
Fredericksburg is located along the _____________________ River.
Potomac River
Rappahannock River
York River
James River
What water feature in Virginia is located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region and is a shallow natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp?
Smith Mountain Lake
Lake Drummond
Lake Superior
Philpott Lake
Each river was a source of food and provided a pathway for ________________ and ________________ of Virginia.
resources and fishing
settlement and division
exploration and settlement
exploration and industry
What water feature in Virginia is located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region and has a variety of wildlife?
Lake Drummond
Dismal Swamp
Chesapeake Bay
Eastern Shore
What famous Virginian explored and surveyed the Dismal Swamp?
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
John Smith
George Washington
The Eastern Shore is a ___________ bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
point
peninsula
river
island
Reorder the following 5 geographic regions of Virginia in order from east to west.
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Piedmont
Blue Ridge Mountains
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
Reorder the following 4 major rivers in Virginia in order from north to south.
Potomac River
Rappahannock River
York River
James River
